Easter Reflections

Pastor’s message on Sunday was so encouraging and very memorable, (especially the ladder illustration). When Michael Anderson came to support Pastor on the top of the ladder, there was a huge sigh of relief and the added illustration was very meaningful . (When reaching out in Hope, take someone with you, maybe a Prayer Partner) Hope now has a fresh meaning for me. It had seemed to me to be a prelude to faith, but now it’s like what generates the move toward living active faith. Hope no longer feels “the least” in the trinity of Faith, Hope and Love to me.

Without a living Hope, we seldom are motivated to exercise our Faith and Love.

To refresh your memory, here are only a few of the 133 times Hope is mentioned in the KJ translation of the Bible.

Psalm 33:22 “Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.”

Proverbs 13:12 “Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.”